Alkyl Nitrate Nitration of Active Methylene Compounds. Nitration of 2-Substituted 2-Oxazolines
2-Alkyl- and 2-aralkyl-2-oxazolines are readily converted to the corresponding α-nitroalkyl- and α-nitroaralkyl-2-oxazolines an treatment with an alkali metal amide such as potassium or sodium amide in liquid ammonia or with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA)